Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-09-06
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menced.
The Baptist Society at Sedgwick contem-
plate the erection of chapel.
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The Rockland Opinion claims that the
granite shaft recently quarried by the Bod
well Granite Company in Vinalhaven, is the
largest piece of stone ever quarried on earth.
and if erected will be the highest, largest and
heaviest single piece of stone now standing
or that ever stood so far as there is any
record. 1t considerably exceeds in length
any of the Egyptian obelisks. The tallest of
these, which was brought from Helopolis to
Alexandra by Emperor Constantine, and
subsequently taken to Rome, where it now
stands is los feet inches high. The Vinal-
haven shaft is lis feet long, 10 feet square at
the base, and weighs $50 tons. The Opinion
understands that the company quarried this
immense monolth on their own account,
having no order for anything of the kind land
suggests that it would be fitting contribu-
ton from Maine for the monument to Gen.
Grant.-Journdl.
Mayor Williams of Rocklsnd, has drawn an
order on the city treasurer for $945 "a to sat
isfy the Judgment recovered by George L.
Snow against Leander Weeks, the expenses
of which suit were assumed by the city.
Heavy bills for costs and counsel fees yet
remain to be paid. says the Opinion.-The
City Council have instructed the City Solici
tor to defend actions brought against the
present street commissioner and former in
cumbents of the place, to recover damages
on account of gravel taken from the lot on
Park street for the use of the city. The lot
was sold for non-payment of taxes and bid in
for the city. 1t is, however, claimed that the
city did not acquire legal title. 1t ia said that
the plaintiff in these suits is Mr.. Taber of
Boston, the ''injured husband" of the Bow
doin Square church scandal.
Fifty feet of the spire of the Baptist church
at Camden is to be removed as it is consid-
cred unsafe, says the Camden Herald.
PENoBsCoT.
rare collection of stuffed birds has been
purchased for the State College by Prof. F.
L. Harvey, on a recent visit to Houlton. 1t
comprises many very fine specimens number
ing about one hundred and fifty, of birds
which inhabit the forest of Maine and other
States, and also seven specimens of squirrels
found in Aroostook county,
Early in the week a man says the CONNER
cial of Saturday, hired team at one of The
livery stables in this city and started for Au-
| rora for his wife. He got pretty we'll filled
up with liquor before he started and when on
top of Chicks hill became unconscious and
tnmbled out and the horse strayed off on an
old road leading into the woods. When the
driver recovered his consciousness he made
an effort to find his horse but failed. Mr.
Crosby, driver of the Air Line stage, found
the blankets and robes on his route and three
DAYS later Mr.. Adelbert Fletcher, of Amherst,
saw the track. in this old road and followe
them up and found the horse and Concord
wagon. The animal had been without any
thing to eat or drink for the three days, as
he was found checked and hsrnessed. The
team is now at Mr.. Fletcher's place at Am
herst and the man who let 1t will find his
property there all in good condition.
! Mr.. George W. Gorham, the potato king of
Bangor, thinks there will be good potaso
yield this year if there is no rot The crop
will be good in New York. Mr.. Gorham, as
usual will ship from Belfast the coming win
ter.
The Bangor Commercial of Thursday says
Early Tuesday evening VIM. F.Overlock, of
Hermon, left his team standing in Pickering
Square, and while he was attending to some
business fellow named Wilson Davis, who
halls from Searsmont, got into the team and
went off with it. IL was ascertaned that he
took the Hampden road, as a man with a
team answering the description of the one
lost, stopped few miles down and wanted
to trade the team for few dollars. Later it
was learned from Mr.. Dickey, Stockton, that a
fellow had called at his place and that Mr..
Dickey had bought the team for six dollars,
horse, express wagon and harness. Sheriff
Chas. Coulard and Mr.. Dickey were after
the man to-day. They found trunk belong
ing to him at the Boston boat wharf and at
tached it. Davis has an unenvisble record,
having served term in the State Prison.
He is thought to be in the vicinity of his
home.
PIscArAoUIs.
A Brownville correspondent to the Bangor
Commercial report the following: What
came being a serious accident happened
Thursday. A lady, whose name we refrain
from mentioning, while searching for eggs,
descended an insecure ladder which began to
slip at the foot when she was about half way
down. Ladder. woman, eggs and all came to
the floor in one confused bundle. Children
playing in the vicinity sounded the tocsin and
kind neighbors, Fastening to the scene Of the
disaster, rescued our friend from her sorry
plight, more dead than alive from fright.
| SAGADAHoc.
Mr.. Jeremiah True. who, contrary to all
expectations says the Richmond Bee. has
fingered until the present time, 10 now sink
ing rapidly, and cannot possibly live much